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Recent Conferences & Workshops

Following are conferences and workshop that have taken place since 2009. Please visit our archived conference and workshop page for a list of earlier conferences and workshops.

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Conferences

Cool Beans: a Conference: February 20 – February 24, 2012, D.C., Christina Text that is ALL CAPS
Description: a lovely conference about what is cool.; link 1
39th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy: The Marine Corps—America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness: April 14 – April 15, 2011, Washington, D.C.; conference report (12.2 MB) || post-conference website
38th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy: Air, Space, and Cyberspace Power in the 21st-Century: January 20 – January 21, 2010, Washington, D.C.; report (3.45 MB) || post-conference website
A New NATO, Euro-Atlantic Security, and the Greek-American Partnership: April 28 – April 29, 2009, Washington, D.C.; report (1.44 MB) || conference details || NATO 60th anniversary events

Pentagon & Interagency Workshops

U.S.-Russian Relations Beyond New START: What’s Next, What’s Possible, and What’s Necessary: March 7, 2011, Washington, D.C., an IFPA-DTRA-EUCOM workshop
Exploring Options for Iran: Implications for DoD and Interagency Planning: January 28, 2011, Washington, D.C., an IFPA-DTRA workshop
Preventing A Nuclear Iran: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities: October 19, 2010, Washington, D.C., an IFPA-DTRA workshop
Responding to a Nuclear Event Outside the United States: Synchronizing Department of Defense, Combatant Command, and Interagency Roles, Missions, and Capabilities: September 29, 2010, Washington, D.C., in support of the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Air Force's Nuclear Mission and the Future of Deterrence Planning: June 11, 2009, Washington, D.C., in support of the chief of staff, U.S. Air Force

Other Workshops

Counter-Piracy and Counter-Terrorism Planning for Somalia and the Horn of Africa: Implications for NATO and NSHQ Planning: January 10, 2012, The Hague, the Netherlands
Description: IFPA collaborated with the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies to organize the seventh NATO SOF Coordination Centre (NSCC) Senior Steering Group (SSG) meeting, a workshop on Somalia and future requirements for counter-piracy and counter-terrorism planning. The workshop explored options for dealing with piracy and its potential use by al-Shabab to destabilize Somalia and its regional partners, and to understand more precisely the possibilities for and/or constraints on an expanded use of NATO, the European Union (EU), or national forces to support the African Union mission in Somalia (AUMIS), to shore up the position of the Transnational Federal Government (TFG) in and possibly beyond Mogadishu, and to empower regional forces in their fight against violent extremists on the African continent. A related workshop objective was to explore the possibilities for enhancing and broadening intelligence collaboration on counter-piracy and counter-terrorism planning between NATO and the EU, and how such collaboration could enable NATO SOF to position themselves more effectively should the Alliance’s political leaders decide to support a more forward-leaning position on Somalia and the Horn of Africa, either to facilitate World Food Program deliveries or to employ the use of force, under a new UNSC mandate, to target jihadi training camps, pirate bases, or other related logistical infrastructure on the ground in Somalia.; meeting agenda || project details || list of all SAG/SSG meetings
Redesigning IFPA Website Workshop: January 3 – January 6, 2012, on the phone, IFPA
Description: This workshop was held to discuss what we are going to do on the website.; Sample download || Project details
NATO Special Operations Headquarters Senior Steering Group Meeting: May 24 – May 26, 2011, Krakow, Poland
Description: The fifth SSG meeting took place in Krakow, Poland, on May 24–26, 2011, in conjunction with the NATO SOF Commanders' Conference and the dedication of the new Polish SOF Headquarters. The NATO SOF Commanders' Conference featured a panel presentation by four SSG members, focusing on lessons-learned from Afghanistan and recent operations. The four SSG members who participated on this panel—Dr. Jacquelyn K. Davis, Dr. Rob de Wijk, Commodore Lars Wille-Jorgensen, and Dr. Andrzej Karkoszka—had each traveled to Afghanistan with members of the NSHQ and met with ISAF and national SOF teams to hear their perspectives on lessons-learned and the way ahead for NATO SOF planning, training and education, and capabilities development. This meeting also featured the participation of senior Polish defense officials and leaders from U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), including Admiral Eric Olson.; slides || project details || list of all SAG/SSG meetings
Peacebuilding as a U.S.-Japan Alliance Mission: Developing a Complementary “Whole-of-Alliance” Approach: April 29, 2011, Washington, D.C., Center for Global Partnership (CGP), Partner Institution: Osaka University, Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP)
Description: The purpose of this event was to convene a group of experts and practitioners to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the United States and Japan in international peacebuilding operations. The workshop discussions were led by seven core research members representing U.S., Japanese, and UN perspectives on peacebuilding approaches, using Afghanistan and Sudan as case studies. Other participants were drawn from the government and NGO sectors and contributed to an open exchange of ideas about how Japan and the United States can best cooperate and work synergistically in a “whole-of-alliance” approach to peacebuilding operations in vulnerable or failing states.; project details || workshop summary || workshop agenda
Risk Reduction & Confidence Building on the Korean Peninsula: Challenges, Opportunities & Implications for Regional Stability: January 19, 2011, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Description: A one-day trilateral dialogue organized by IFPA, the Institute for Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), and the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.; workshop details || workshop agenda || workshop report
NATO Special Operations Headquarters Senior Steering Group Meeting: November 21 – November 24, 2010, Mons, Belgium
Description: This meeting was held in Mons, Belgium, on November 21-23, 2010, in conjunction with the NSHQ's formal activation ceremony and a NATO SOF commanders' conference. At this meeting, Dr. Jamie Shea, then of the Secretary General's Private Office, reported on the results of NATO's Lisbon Summit and highlighted the creation of a new NATO directorate focused on emerging security challenges (where he will now work as its Deputy Assistant Secretary General). The SSG also considered ways to boost support for SOF forces, planning, and capabilities in national capitals and discussed new mission areas, emanating from NATO's New Strategic Concept, for NATO SOF.; project details || list of all SAG/SSG meetings
Terrorists, Drug Traffickers, and Gangs in Latin America: Undermining Democracy: June 9, 2010, Washington, D.C., in association with the Hudson Institute and part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series; about the seminar || project details
NATO SOF Headquarters Senior Advisory Group Meeting: March 10 – March 11, 2010, Brussels and Mons, Belgium
Description: SAG members discussed models for the creation of a NATO SOF aviation element and considered new mission areas for which NATO SOF capabilities might be tasked.; project details || list of all SAG/SSG meetings
Challenges to Democracy in Latin America: The Case of Venezuela: December 3, 2009, Washington, D.C., in association with the Hudson Institute and part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series; about the seminar || project details
A Comprehensive Approach to Combating Illicit Trafficking: September 28 – September 29, 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
Description: Organized by IFPA and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).; focus report (8.63 MB) || workshop details || workshop agenda || workshop participants
Populist Threats to Democracy in Central America: September 22, 2009, Washington, D.C., in association with the Hudson Institute and part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series; seminar details || project details
NATO SOF Coordination Centre Senior Advisory Group Meeting: September 9 – September 11, 2009, Rome, Italy
Description: The second meeting of the NATO SOF Coordination Centre (NSCC) Senior Advisory Group (SAG). held in conjunction with a larger NATO SOF Symposium entitled "NATO Special Operations Forces (SOF) – Key to Mission Success at the Strategic Level." At this second meeting, SSG members discussed implications of the new NATO Strategic Concept for SOF employment and mission planning, as well as opportunities for enhanced intelligence sharing and the operational development of Alliance SOF.; project details || list of all SAG/SSG meetings
Emerging Threats and Homeland/National Security: The Role of Missile Defense: September 22 – June 23, 2009, Washington, D.C., Independent Working Group roundtable; roundtable details || streaming audio || project details
NATO SOF Coordination Centre Senior Advisory Group Meeting: June 17, 2009, Brussels and Mons, Belgium
Description: The first meeting of the NATO SOF Coordination Centre (NSCC) Senior Advisory Group (SAG). SAG members were introduced to the NSCC, given briefings about its capabilities, personnel, mission-taskings, and its role in operational planning for Afghanistan.; project details || list of all SAG/SSG meetings
Bolivia: A Country Divided: April 1, 2009, Washington, D.C., in association with the Hudson Institute and part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series; about the seminar || project details
Democracy in Central America: How Strong?: February 19, 2009, Washington, D.C., in association with the Hudson Institute and part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series; seminar details || project details